Beach · Ireland
Red Strand
Red Strand is a beach, at a modelled elevation of 19 m. Shehy More stands 546 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Lady's Well, a spring 0.4 miles away. Wild Atlantic Way passes 0.3 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
Coordinates51.54768, -8.92702
- 0.3 mi off the Wild Atlantic Way, National
Overlooks nearby
- Galley Head View · 3 mi
- Coast View · 5 mi
- Inchydoney & Coast Views · 5 mi
- Lookout over Millcove · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Galley Head Signal Tower: 1.4 mi
- Old Coast Guard Station: 1.5 mi
- Rathbarry Church Ruin: 2.4 mi
- Castlefreke Castle: 2.7 mi
- Downeen Castle South: 4.3 mi
Beaches
- The Long Strand: 1.8 mi
- Little Island Strand: 3.2 mi
- Ownahincha Strand (West): 3.4 mi
- The Warren: 3.9 mi
- Inchydoney Beach: 4.2 mi
Peaks: 57
- Péicin Thalamh na Gainmhe: 8.5 mi
- Poll na Slinne: 8.9 mi
- Cartivourneen: 9.0 mi
- Big Height: 9.2 mi
- Big Bank: 9.2 mi
Attractions: 35
- Clonakilty Blackpudding Visitor Centre: 5.1 mi
- Clonakilty Distillery: 5.4 mi
- West Cork Model Railway Village: 5.4 mi
- Lios na gCon Ring Fort: 6.7 mi
- Carraig-ín Mhóire: 8.4 mi
Springs: 32
- Lady's Well: 0.4 mi
- St. James Well: 1.4 mi
- Toberruane: 3.7 mi
- Toberbreedy: 5.8 mi
- St Anne's Well: 7.7 mi
Cliffs: 20
- Interesting Cliffs Ring: 5.1 mi
- Faill na Seabhach: 6.7 mi
- Faill a' Bhach Iodhna: 8.1 mi
- Faill na Cág: 8.2 mi
- Pointe an Dorais: 8.3 mi
Parks: 18
- Parking 5cars: 5.0 mi
- Emmet Place: 5.4 mi
- Riverside amenity area: 5.4 mi
- Croppy Park: 5.6 mi
- Dunworly Beach: 7.9 mi
Gardens: 11
- Clonakilty Garden of Remembrance: 5.4 mi
- Glenview Gardens: 12.7 mi
- Hollybrook house Japanese Garden: 14.6 mi
- Inishbeg Gardens: 18.0 mi
- Kinalea Garden: 18.4 mi
Artworks: 11
- Henry Ford Model T: 9.0 mi
- St Patrick: 9.5 mi
- St. Molaga's Sheef: 9.6 mi
- Molly the Púca: 11.8 mi
- Sam Maguire: 14.4 mi
Museums: 9
- Cottage Museum: 2.3 mi
- Michael Collins House Museum: 5.3 mi
- Jeremiah O'Donovan Rossa Casket: 7.7 mi
- Michael Collins Centre: 8.0 mi
- Heritage Centre: 14.8 mi
Nature reserves: 4
- Long Strand Dunes: 1.8 mi
- The Warren Dunes: 4.1 mi
- Irish National Forestry Foundation: 13.0 mi
- Port Ban Nature Reserve, Irish Wildlife Trust: 24.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Ballinadee Millenium Project: 17.1 mi
- Innishannon Woods: 18.7 mi
- Kilmurry Woods: 20.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Fall Down: 13.5 mi
Natural arches: 1
- The Bridge: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Red Strand. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shehy More | NW 322° | 546 m | 21.0 mi |
| Nowen Hill | NW 312° | 535 m | 18.2 mi |
| Nowen Hill SW Top | NW 309° | 509 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mullach Méise | NW 304° | 494 m | 20.0 mi |
| Douce Mountain | NW 320° | 476 m | 22.8 mi |
| Doughill Mountain | NW 320° | 471 m | 24.1 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills E Top | NW 312° | 470 m | 19.9 mi |
| Maughanaclea Hills W Top | NW 310° | 452 m | 20.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:40 | 18:04 | 18:48 |
| June solstice | 05:19 | 21:03 | 21:58 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 08:40 | 15:27 | 16:29 |
Local time (Europe/Dublin).
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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